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Jessie L Jensen Elementary Primary School
510 North Glasscock Blvd
Mission TX, 78573, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-580-5252
Ranking:
(1,385 out of 6,018, top 23%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Sharyland Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 40 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 711 | 699 | 716 | 713 | 694 | 672 | 650 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 52 | 7.3% | 69 | 9.9% | 71 | 9.9% | 68 | 9.5% | 60 | 8.6% | 48 | 7.1% | 71 | 10.9% |
Kindergarten: | 99 | 13.9% | 101 | 14.4% | 85 | 11.9% | 85 | 11.9% | 72 | 10.4% | 96 | 14.3% | 75 | 11.5% |
Grade 1: | 103 | 14.5% | 86 | 12.3% | 86 | 12.0% | 85 | 11.9% | 106 | 15.3% | 101 | 15.0% | 89 | 13.7% |
Grade 2: | 98 | 13.8% | 88 | 12.6% | 90 | 12.6% | 96 | 13.5% | 97 | 14.0% | 90 | 13.4% | 80 | 12.3% |
Grade 3: | 84 | 11.8% | 75 | 10.7% | 91 | 12.7% | 95 | 13.3% | 93 | 13.4% | 83 | 12.4% | 79 | 12.2% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 11.0% | 87 | 12.4% | 100 | 14.0% | 99 | 13.9% | 90 | 13.0% | 81 | 12.1% | 81 | 12.5% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 13.1% | 104 | 14.9% | 100 | 14.0% | 93 | 13.0% | 85 | 12.2% | 90 | 13.4% | 76 | 11.7% |
Grade 6: | 104 | 14.6% | 89 | 12.7% | 93 | 13.0% | 92 | 12.9% | 91 | 13.1% | 83 | 12.4% | 99 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 360 | 50.6% | 350 | 50.1% | 376 | 52.5% | 370 | 51.9% | 357 | 51.4% | 341 | 50.7% | 331 | 50.9% |
Female: | 351 | 49.4% | 349 | 49.9% | 340 | 47.5% | 343 | 48.1% | 329 | 47.4% | 323 | 48.1% | 315 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 700 | 98.5% | 689 | 98.6% | 704 | 98.3% | 698 | 97.9% | 674 | 97.1% | 644 | 95.8% | 622 | 95.7% |
Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% |
White: | 9 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.6% | 15 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 548 | 77.1% | 566 | 81.0% | 556 | 77.7% | 551 | 77.3% | 540 | 77.8% | 489 | 72.8% | 461 | 70.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 7.3% | 47 | 6.7% | 36 | 5.0% | 45 | 6.3% | 45 | 6.5% | 56 | 8.3% | 59 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.66 | 18.33 | 18.89 | 18.43 | 16.87 | 16.80 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 84% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 84% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 71% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 92.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 7.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 56.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 43.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,889.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,503.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,216.0 |
* Jessie L Jensen Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.